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Mecheno Arena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roman Gurin started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Taganrog FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Nikolay Adriyanov hit a great ball. Gennadiy Botsmanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Denisenko having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Spartak Shelkovo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantin Blinov to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Vladimir Babanskiy notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Spartak Shelkovo's Yakov Bolshakov. Yakov Bolshakov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Taganrog FC's Denis Denisenko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Gurin in the 20th minute of play. Vladimir Babanskiy struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Yakov Bolshakov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taganrog FC. After a defensive mix-up in Taganrog FC's zone, Innokentiy Bobikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Denisenko came out of the goal and Innokentiy Bobikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Anton Kotov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Spartak Shelkovo's Gennadiy Botsmanov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 36th minute, Anton Kotov made a precise shot to the right of Yakov Bolshakov. Spartak Shelkovo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Moisey Novosadov hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The supporters of Spartak Shelkovo booed when Taganrog FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Zherdev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Spartak Shelkovo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Taganrog FC were winning 1-2.

Yakov Bolshakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velimir Denisov in the 52nd minute of the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Roman Gurin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartak Shelkovo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roman Gurin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Spartak Shelkovo's Yakov Bolshakov got control of the ball when Vladimir Babanskiy tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 67 minutes Taganrog FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Modest Rubashkin who took care of the corner kick. Denis Zherdev tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Denis Denisenko. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-2 in the 67th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Taganrog FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gennadiy Botsmanov came free, but Denis Denisenko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimir Babanskiy in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yakov Bolshakov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Velimir Denisov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yakov Bolshakov was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Vladimir Babanskiy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Yakov Bolshakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 80 minutes, Vladimir Babanskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taganrog FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimir Babanskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd match minute, Taganrog FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisey Novosadov to maneuver through the defense. Taganrog FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.